MAP: Tribes located near Yucca Mountain site.

A federal judge pledged on Wednesday to rule quickly on a request by leaders of the Western Shoshone to halt the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.

The Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, the Te-Moak Tribe and the Western Shoshone National Council are suing the Interior and Energy departments. They say the 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley doesn't allow the federal government to locate a nuclear waste dump on tribal lands.

Yucca Mountain is located within the treaty territory. Several Western Shoshone tribes, including the Timbisha Shoshones, are within close distance of the site.

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Tribe fights Yucca in court (AP 4/28)

Relevant Links:
Western Shoshone Defense Project - http://www.wsdp.org
The Yucca Mountain Project, Department of Energy - http://www.ymp.gov
Nuclear Waste Project Office - http://www.state.nv.us/nucwaste

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